@InProceedings{eurogp06:Tanev,
author = "Ivan Tanev",
title = "Emergent Generality of Adapted Locomotion Gaits of
Simulated Snake-like Robot",
editor = "Pierre Collet and Marco Tomassini and Marc Ebner and
Steven Gustafson and Anik\'o Ek\'art",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Genetic
Programming",
publisher = "Springer",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science",
volume = "3905",
year = "2006",
address = "Budapest, Hungary",
month = "10 - 12 " # apr,
organisation = "EvoNet",
keywords = "genetic algorithms, genetic programming",
ISBN = "3-540-33143-3",
pages = "85--96",
DOI = "doi:10.1007/11729976_8",
bibsource = "DBLP, http://dblp.uni-trier.de",
abstract = "In this work we consider the generality of locomotion
gaits of simulated snake-like robot (Snakebot), adapted
(via genetic programming, GP) to both (i) a challenging
terrain and (ii) a partial mechanical damage.
Discussing the emergence of common traits in these
gaits, we elaborate on the strong correlation between
their respective genotypes. We experimentally verify
the generality of the adapted gaits in different
unexpected environmental conditions and for various
mechanical failures of the Snakebots. From an
engineering standpoint, we suppose that in response to
an eventual degradation of velocity, the Snakebot might
activate a general locomotion gait, without the need to
diagnose and treat the concrete underlying reason for
such degradation. We view this work as a step towards
building real Snakebots, which are able to perform
robustly in difficult environment.",
notes = "Part of \cite{collet:2006:GP}EuroGP'2006 held in
conjunction with EvoCOP2006 and EvoWorkshops2006
Not presented.",
}